The Role of Hospital-Based Dentistry in Providing Treatment for Persons with Developmental Delay
Hospital-based dentistry plays an important role in the delivery of oral health care to patients with special needs who are unable to receive their required dental care in their community. Oral health care is considered a vital component of overall health care, but the health care system’s ability to provide this necessary care is compromised. The Canadian health care system and hospitals have undergone significant restructuring in the past decade in response to an ever-increasing demand for service.
Also, a longstanding history of operating in a fiscal environment of reduced funding with rising costs has resulted in significant deficits.5 Hospital-based dentistry in Ontario has felt the effect of these changes because of a reduction in available operating room time and resources dedicated to dentistry.
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